Étang de Crovani

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Étang de Crovani
Calenzana Argentella étang de Crovani.jpg
Étang de Crovani at Argentella
Étang de Crovani is located in Corsica
Étang de Crovani
Étang de Crovani
Coordinates42°28′22″N 8°40′51″E / 42.47278°N 8.68083°E / 42.47278; 8.68083Coordinates: 42°28′22″N 8°40′51″E / 42.47278°N 8.68083°E / 42.47278; 8.68083
TypeLagoon
Native nameStagnu di Crovani  (Corsican)
Basin countriesCorsica, France

The Étang de Crovani[a] (Corsican: Stagnu di Diana) is a coastal lagoon beside the Mediterranean Sea on the west coast of the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica.

Location[]

The Étang de Crovani is on the west coast of Haute-Corse in the commune of Calenzana to the east of the Baie de Crovani.[1] It is a permanent body of water separated from the sea by a bank of pebbles and gravel.[2] The lagoon is behind the center of the Crovani beach (or Argentella beach), a beach of small pebbles more then 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long, which is known for its natural beauty but is rarely visited by tourists.[3] It is north of the village of L'Argentella and west of the D81b road, which leads to the village of Vignaccia.[1]

The lagoon and surrounding marshes cover 52.95 hectares (130.8 acres). Altitude ranges from 0 to 19 metres (0 to 62 ft).[4] The main tributary is the 6.15 kilometres (3.82 mi) Ruisseau de Marconcellu.[5]

Ecology[]

The site is owned by the Conservatoire du littoral. It is classified as a Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) Continentale de type 1.[4]

The lagoon is surrounded by a belt of tamarix trees and some grasslands dominated by bulrushes and rushes. The coastal barrier has a dense mosaic of mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) trees. It does not attract many birds due to its small size, but could be used as a stopover by migrating birds or as a wintering place in very cold winters.[2] The Köppen climate classification is Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Étang may be translated as "pond" or "lagoon".

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Way: Étang de Crovani (30797813).
  2. ^ a b ZNIEFF 940004139.
  3. ^ Plage de l'Argentella.
  4. ^ a b Étang et zones humide de Crovani INPN, p. 2.
  5. ^ Ruisseau de Marconcellu.
  6. ^ Étang de Crovani, Mindat.

Sources[]

  • "Étang de Crovani, Département de la Haute-Corse, Corse, France", Mindat, retrieved 2021-12-02
  • Étang et zones humide de Crovani (PDF) (in French), Paris: INPN, SPN-MNHN, retrieved 2021-12-02
  • "Plage de l'Argentella - Crovani à Calenzana", plages.tv (in French), retrieved 2021-12-02
  • Ruisseau de Marconcellu (in French), Sandre, retrieved 2021-12-02
  • "Way: Étang de Crovani (30797813)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-02
  • ZNIEFF 940004139 Étang et zones humide de Crovani (in French), Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN), retrieved 2021-12-02
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